Riberas took the No. 23 The Heart Racing Porsche out on the four-mile, 14-turn Road America circuit for qualifying. On his third flying lap he posted a time of 2:07.520 that was good for the pole position in GTD for tomorrow's 4 p.m. ET race start. The pole is the team's fourth of the year in GTD.

"I am very happy to be able to get the pole position for The Heart of Racing Porsche team today," Riberas said. "The team is doing a great job with the car. In practice we were struggling, the team was able to make some adjustments and the car is running fast. We will start first and we will be looking to finish that way as well in the race."

TAVARES, Fla. - Sven Müller (Germany) will be joining the WeatherTech Racing team and driver Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) for this weekend's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase to be run at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin this weekend, August 5-7.

Sven MüllerMüller is a Porsche Junior Driver who is leading the points in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany series'. So far this year he has won 10 of 12 races in Carrera Cup and three of six in Supercup. In 2015 he finished second in Supercup with four wins and was Rookie of the Year in Carrera Cup Germany in 2014. He made his first IMSA start at the Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona in January where he competed with Frikadelli Racing (12th in GTD).

"It is going to be a real pleasure to drive with Alex Job Racing," Müller said. "I already know Mario Farnbacher and Alex Riberas from racing in Europe. To have a good strong teammate like Cooper makes this weekend even more interesting. I have been learning the Road America circuit on the simulator and I am looking forward to driving it tomorrow."

TAVARES, Fla. - Mario Farnbacher (Germany) and Alex Riberas (Spain) will be looking for another top finish at this weekend's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Northeast Grand Prix to run at Lime Rock Park, July 22-23.